Supt of Public Health Prof Charmaine Gauci, in Thursday’s daily briefing on the Covid-19 situation, advised that once again, 1 new case had been reported in the past 24-hours, with 39 more people recovered.

The new case is Libyan man aged 31, who although he displayed no symptoms, had been tested, Prof Gauci said.

Prof Gauci said that there are 445 cases, 238 are currently active, with 204 patients recovered in total. There have been 3 deaths. The recovered cases will remain under quarantine for the next 7 days.

Prof Gauci said that 641 swab tests had been carried out on Wednesday, with 26,811 swabs carried out so far.

She went on to say that currently there are 5 patients at Mater Dei, with 1 in ITU who is in a stable condition. 16 are in Boffa, and 7 at St Thomas Hospital.

Prof Gauci said that it is important to continue to follow the directives from the authorities and anyone experiencing symptoms should call 111.

The health authorities have also said that although local transmission seems to have gone down, the public should continue observing social distancing measures and not needlessly leave their homes.

“The stratetgy for the removal of measures against the spread, once it comes into being, must be done under monitoring, calmly, and with caution to ensure that the spread does not reignite,” the authorities said.

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